A 20-year-old man has been accused of shooting his girlfriend in July during a quarrel between the two on the city's West Side.

Kenny Scott of the 4800 block of West Quincy Street, was charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder in the July 5 shooting, police said Wednesday afternoon.

About 11:20 p.m. that day, Scott and his girlfriend were arguing in the 100 block of North La Crosse Avenue in the city's Austin neighborhood when he pulled out a gun and shot her in both legs, said police.